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Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions

An evaluation of the sources of illogical decisions explores the reasons why irrational thought often overcomes level-headed practices, offering insight into the structural patterns that cause people to make the same mistakes repeatedly.

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Don't be such a scientist : talking substance in an age of style

"After nearly a decade on the defensive, the world of science is about to be restored to its rightful place. But is the American public really ready for science? And is the world of science ready for the American public?

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The United Nations world water development report 3 : water in a changing world

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WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants : volume 4

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Global environmental change : the threat to human health

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Heart of dryness : how the last Bushmen can help us endure the coming age of permanent drought

This nonfiction narrative set in the Kalahari dramatizes the timeless struggle over water, the fulcrum of political power. Facing drought, scarcity and climate change the besieged indigenous Bushmen use voluntary survival strategies while Botswana's government enforces regulatory rule.

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Mexico : capacities for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

This is the purpose of this collaborative work between the UNDP and Conabio which tells how, in a relatively short time and with varying scopes, the management of our natural capital was structured.

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Geneva green guide 2010

A practical desk reference for Geneva-based organizations involved in environmental and sustainable development issues. It includes practical information for each organization and distills the nature of each organization's work into one- or two-paragraph summaries.

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Connecting biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation : report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change

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Natural heritage of Korea, Dokdo

This book aims to give more specific and more easily accessible information about Dokdo's ecological, geological, and meteorological conditions, and marine ecosystem.

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Guide de reconnaissance des engins et filets de pêche artisanale utilisés dans les Aires Marines Protégées d'Afrique de l'Ouest

Le secteur de la pêche en Afrique de l'Ouest est d'une importance cruciale, autant pour les économies des pays de la sous-région que pour la sécurité alimentaire des populations.

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Rapport annuel d'activities : 2009

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Lettere da Runc e diari di guerra e di prigionia

This publication compiles the diary of Paolo Videsott, one of the founders of IUCN and a major figure in nature conservation in Italy, written during his imprisonment by Nazis between 1943 and 1945, and correspondence written between 1981 and 2006.

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Growing within limits : a report to the Global Assembly 2009 of the Club of Rome

Current trends in fossil-fuel use and inefficient land use will lead to large global environmental problems with respect to climate change and biodiversity loss. Technical and economically feasible options are available to meet the challenge to avoid these problems.

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Community management of natural resources in Africa : impacts, experiences and future directions

More than twenty years have passed since community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) rose to prominence in different parts of Africa as a strategy for rural development, local empowerment, and conservation.

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The World Economic Forum : a partner in shaping history : the first 40 years, 1971-2010

This book provides a year-by-year summary of the highlights of the four decades of the World Economic Forum. For the most part, it tells the Forum's story through the eyes of its members, the participants in its activities, and its leadership, as well as through media reports

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Community-based adaptation to climate change

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Water ecosystem services and poverty under climate change : key issues and research priorities : report of a scoping exercise to help develop a research programme for the UK Department for International Development

To help shape a research programme proposed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), this report seeks to highlight some of the critical issues facing water ecosystem services in Africa, South Asia and Latin America and makes recommendations on the research that is needed to fil

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Partage des bénéfices issus des grands barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest

Ce rapport passe en revue l'expérience acquise en matière de déplacement des populations touchées par les barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest au cours des 40 dernières années et examine les mécanismes qui permettent un partage plus équitable des bénéfices issus des barrages en veillant à ce que les co

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Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change : a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates

This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. Professor Martin Parry and his co-authors look at the estimates from a range of perspectives.

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Global conservation of forest biodiversity : options for a forest protected area network under the CBD

Deforestation and forest degradation are two of the main causes of the progressing loss of terrestrial biodiversity and are continuing at an alarming rate worldwide, especially in tropical countries.

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Denkmalschutz und Naturschutz : voneinander lernen und Synergien nutzen

Denkmalschutz und Naturschutz sind zwei Disziplinen, die sich dem Schutz und der Pflege kulturhistorisch bedeutsamer Einzelobjekte, aber auch Ensembles und ganzen Landschaften annehmen.

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Flug über das Grüne Band

Im Bereich des ehemaligen Eisernen Vorhangs, der früheren Grenze zwischen Ost und West, konnte sich aufgrund der Nutzungsruhe und Abgeschiedenheit über Jahrzehnte ein zusammenhängendes Band von zum Teil wertvollen Biotopen entwickeln, das heutige „Grüne Band“.

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TVEAP climate change films compilation

Films included in this compilation are "Mekong: Watch That River!" (2009); "Small Islands, Big Impact" (2009); "South Asia: Crowded Land, Drying Rivers" (2009); and "Yellow River Blues" (2009).

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Royaume du Maroc : patrimoine naturel et aires protégées

Le Maroc entreprend une initiative de grande envergure visant l'établissement d'un réseau national d'aires protégées écologiquement représentatif et adéquatement géré.

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Annual report of the International Whaling Commission

The new Annual Report series contains information on the activities of the International Whaling Commission during the previous year. In particular it will contain the Chairman's Report of the Annual Meeting.

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Environment in Andalusia : 2008 report, summary

The report on the environment of Andalusia is the most consolidated annual environmental information resource in our Autonomous Community, constituting as well an important reference within Spain and the European countries.

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Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung

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Kosten eines gesetzeskonformen Schutzes der Biotope von nationaler Bedeutung

The starting point of the present study is the fact that the quality of biotopes in Switzerland that are nationally protected is deteriorating and some are also shrinking in size. There are nearly 6000 biotopes in Switzerland, covering about 2% of the country's surface area.

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A Pan African Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Adaptation and Mitigation

The working conference had as its principal theme to learn about the science of adaptation and mitigation, and related issues of biodiversity conservation issues in the context of United Nations' climate change negotiations.

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African Indigenous Peoples' Workshop on Effective Use of Information Communication Technology (ICTs) in Environmental Advocacy

The focus of the Windhoek conference was a sharing of experiences of how mapping and other participatory applications of geo-spatial information technology (GIT) can help empower indigenous peoples and rural communities to protect biodiversity and the natural resources on which they are reliant.<

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Report of the Technical Workshop on the Status, Limitations and Opportunities for Improving the Monitoring of Shark Fisheries and Trade, Rome, 3-6 November 2008

This report documents the discussions and conclusions of the Technical Workshop that was held to evaluate the current limitations in the monitoring of the shark fisheries and the trade in shark products and to recommend strategies for improving the situation.

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Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change : findings of a study by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

This study looks at natural disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change.

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Diagnóstico da visitação pública e propostas de açáo para o Parque Estadual Alberto Löfgren, São Paulo, Brasil

The Alberto Löfgren State Park (PEAL) is a conservation unit of indirect use, with 174 hectares, located in the northern city of São Paulo, which receives an enormous amount of public visitors.

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Business, biodiversity offsets and BBOP : an overview

This overview document provides an introduction to the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme, its work to date, the principles and challenges of offset development, and the programme’s vision for the future.

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Global open oceans and deep seabed (GOODS) biogeographic classification

This report presents a biogeographic classification for global open ocean and deep sea areas (GOODS). It has been compiled by an international expert group initiated at a workshop held in Mexico City, Mexico, in January 2007, and is based on the input of many scientists and managers.

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Geography of mammalian herbivores in the Indian Trans-Himalaya : patterns and processes

Animals need adequate resources so that their populations not only survive but thrive. So they seek places that can best provide them. Yet, they face several challenges, while obtaining these resources, e.g., predators, competitors and physical obstacles: mountains and rivers.

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Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods in Tanzania

During the past several years, biofuels in rich countries have come to be regarded as an important option for reducing consumption of petroleum, which is a main policy goal as a result of recent high oil prices, energy security concerns, and global climate change.

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Situación y conservación de la liebre de piornal Lepus castroviejoi en la Cordillera Cantábrica

Relates to a species endemic to Spain, Lepus castroviejoi or the broom hare.

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Generic guidelines for preparation of security plan for tiger reserves

This document attempts to provide a roadmap at recognising and evaluating threats to any Tiger Reserve and formulating an appropriate response to such threats.

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Tropical forest conservation : attitudes and preferences

This paper applies contingent valuation to assess public awareness of tropical deforestation; to investigate the willingness to pay (WTP) to conserve tropical forests; and to determine the impact of the payment vehicle on the stated willingness to pay.

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Fisheries management : 2. the ecosystem approach to fisheries : 2.2 the human dimensions of the ecosystem approach to fisheries

These Guidelines have been developed in response to requests for further information on the practical adoption and application of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), with a special focus on its human dimensions.

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Issues associated with the implementation of article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

In 2009, the International Seabed Authority, in conjunction with the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in the United Kingdom, convened a seminar for a group of invited experts to discuss the issues associated with article

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Flussauen in Deutschland : Erfassung und Bewertung des Auenzustandes

Flussauen spielen für den Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt, den naturverträglichen Hochwasserschutz und die Anpassungen an den Klimawandel eine wichtige Rolle.

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Agrobiodiversity hotspots in India : conservation and benefit sharing, volume 2

Final Report of the Task Force 06/2007 constituted by the PPV & FRA, vide OM No. PPV & FRA/6-22/07/1312, dated October, 08, 2007, to identify the agrobiodiversit hotspots in India for the purposes of the "National Gene Fund" usage.

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Agrobiodiversity hotspots in India : conservation and benefit sharing, volume 1

Final Report of the Task Force 06/2007 constituted by the PPV & FRA, vide OM No. PPV & FRA/6-22/07/1312, dated October, 08, 2007, to identify the agrobiodiversit hotspots in India for the purposes of the "National Gene Fund" usage.

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Leitmotive für eine moderne Kommunikation zur Biologischen Vielfalt

Mit der Verabschiedung des UN-Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt im Jahr 1992 und dem Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BNatSchG) von 2002 hielt der Begriff „biologische Vielfalt“ Einzug in die Naturschutzkonzeptionen in Deutschland.

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Nachhaltiger und naturverträglicher Tourismus : Strategien, Erfolgsfaktoren und Beispiele zur Umsetzung

Wie kaum ein anderer Wirtschaftszweig ist der Tourismus auf eine ansprechende Natur und Umwelt angewiesen. Die Naturschönheiten und die kulturelle Ausstattung eines Landes, stellen ein wichtiges Kapital dar, dessen Sicherung für den Tourismus daher von großer Bedeutung ist.

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Natur und Nachhaltigkeit : innovative Bildungsangebote in Botanischen Gärten, Zoos und Freilichtmuseen

Zoologische und Botanische Gärten sowie Freilichtmuseen sind beliebte Freizeiteinrichtungen mit einem sehr breiten Besucherspektrum.

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